The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

An Appalachian Story

Illustrated by Barbara Cooney
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Hardcover
$18.99 US
9.75"W x 10.69"H x 0.37"D  
On sale Sep 30, 1988 | 32 Pages | 9780803702998
Grades K-3
Reading Level: Lexile AD600L
This unforgettable tale, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Barbara Cooney, has become a seasonal classic-a touching and joyful story about courage and the power of family.
Gloria Houston was an educator and the author of many bestselling books for children. She is best known for her work The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree, which Publishers Weekly included on its annual Bestseller List and named it "most likely to become a classic." It was also named Best Book of the Decade by the American Library Association, among many other honors. The work has been translated into several languages and is regularly adapted into musicals, operas, ballets, and screenplays. Frequently characterizing herself as "first, last, and always, a teacher," Houston taught in Florida and Texas schools grades K–12 before teaching at the University of South Florida and Western Carolina University. She was recognized as a Distinguished Educator by the International Reading Association and won the National Excellence in Literacy Education Award, while her books have won and been recognized by more than 40 awards and award lists. She died in 2016. View titles by Gloria Houston
Barbara Cooney traveled the world, lived in a house by the sea in Maine, and made the world more beautiful through her art. She was a two-time Caldecott Medal winner, for Chanticleer and the Fox in 1959 and Ox-Cart Man in 1980. Her beloved book Miss Rumphius was the winner of the American Book Award in 1982. Barbara Cooney died in 2000 at the age of eighty-two. View titles by Barbara Cooney

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This unforgettable tale, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Barbara Cooney, has become a seasonal classic-a touching and joyful story about courage and the power of family.

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Gloria Houston was an educator and the author of many bestselling books for children. She is best known for her work The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree, which Publishers Weekly included on its annual Bestseller List and named it "most likely to become a classic." It was also named Best Book of the Decade by the American Library Association, among many other honors. The work has been translated into several languages and is regularly adapted into musicals, operas, ballets, and screenplays. Frequently characterizing herself as "first, last, and always, a teacher," Houston taught in Florida and Texas schools grades K–12 before teaching at the University of South Florida and Western Carolina University. She was recognized as a Distinguished Educator by the International Reading Association and won the National Excellence in Literacy Education Award, while her books have won and been recognized by more than 40 awards and award lists. She died in 2016. View titles by Gloria Houston
Barbara Cooney traveled the world, lived in a house by the sea in Maine, and made the world more beautiful through her art. She was a two-time Caldecott Medal winner, for Chanticleer and the Fox in 1959 and Ox-Cart Man in 1980. Her beloved book Miss Rumphius was the winner of the American Book Award in 1982. Barbara Cooney died in 2000 at the age of eighty-two. View titles by Barbara Cooney

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